Table 42. Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1996–2016
Commitment status |
All fields |
Life sciencesa |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
Psychology and social sciences |
Engineering |
Education |
Humanities and arts |
Otherb |
All doctorate recipients (number) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996 |
42,437 |
8,337 |
4,550 |
2,042 |
7,167 |
6,309 |
6,785 |
4,982 |
2,265 |
2001 |
40,744 |
8,369 |
4,024 |
1,840 |
7,151 |
5,512 |
6,356 |
5,430 |
2,062 |
2006 |
45,620 |
9,703 |
4,686 |
2,778 |
7,231 |
7,186 |
6,122 |
5,332 |
2,582 |
2011 |
48,911 |
11,535 |
5,271 |
3,273 |
8,221 |
8,032 |
4,670 |
5,226 |
2,683 |
2016 |
54,904 |
12,568 |
6,252 |
3,957 |
9,078 |
9,469 |
5,153 |
5,484 |
2,943 |
All responses to postgraduation commitment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996 |
38,634 |
7,690 |
4,180 |
1,861 |
6,508 |
5,747 |
6,054 |
4,576 |
2,018 |
2001 |
37,127 |
7,719 |
3,727 |
1,673 |
6,487 |
5,026 |
5,670 |
4,982 |
1,843 |
2006 |
42,069 |
9,030 |
4,376 |
2,599 |
6,613 |
6,591 |
5,645 |
4,904 |
2,311 |
2011 |
44,704 |
10,674 |
4,898 |
3,000 |
7,353 |
7,322 |
4,246 |
4,806 |
2,405 |
2016 |
49,827 |
11,667 |
5,752 |
3,587 |
8,103 |
8,557 |
4,614 |
4,948 |
2,599 |
Definite commitment for employment or postdoctoral study (%)c |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996 |
67.5 |
70.7 |
68.0 |
66.6 |
65.1 |
63.6 |
74.1 |
59.2 |
73.1 |
2001 |
72.9 |
72.9 |
77.1 |
75.3 |
72.5 |
72.5 |
74.3 |
65.9 |
78.5 |
2006 |
71.6 |
71.7 |
72.0 |
74.2 |
74.1 |
66.0 |
74.9 |
66.7 |
77.8 |
2011 |
65.5 |
62.6 |
69.0 |
69.8 |
69.0 |
64.1 |
68.1 |
57.3 |
71.5 |
2016 |
61.8 |
59.5 |
62.0 |
67.4 |
67.4 |
58.6 |
64.8 |
52.1 |
69.0 |
No definite commitment for employment or postdoctoral study (%)c,d |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996 |
32.5 |
29.3 |
32.0 |
33.4 |
34.9 |
36.4 |
25.9 |
40.8 |
26.9 |
2001 |
27.1 |
27.1 |
22.9 |
24.7 |
27.5 |
27.5 |
25.7 |
34.1 |
21.5 |
2006 |
28.4 |
28.3 |
28.0 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
34.0 |
25.1 |
33.3 |
22.2 |
2011 |
34.5 |
37.4 |
31.0 |
30.2 |
31.0 |
35.9 |
31.9 |
42.7 |
28.5 |
2016 |
38.2 |
40.5 |
38.0 |
32.6 |
32.6 |
41.4 |
35.2 |
47.9 |
31.0 |